presidir

to preside over

to dominate

presidir(preh-see-deer)

transitive verb

1. (to head)

a. to preside over

Me eligieron para presidir el comité ejecutivo.

I was appointed to preside over the executive committee.

b. to be president of

Dwight D. Eisenhower presidió los Estados Unidos desde 1953 hasta 1961.

Dwight D. Eisenhower was the president of the United States from 1953 to 1961.

c. to chair

El gerente de la empresa presidió la reunión.

The manager of the company chaired the meeting.

d. to be chairman of (an institution)

Jorge Castro presidió la organización sin fines de lucro hasta su muerte en 2009.

Jorge Castro was the chairman of the non-profit organization until his death in 2009.

2. (to predominate over)

a. to dominate

El miedo presidió el corazón de los soldados.

Fear dominated the hearts of the soldiers.

b. to prevail

En la sala de profesores, presidía la amabilidad entre colegas.

In the teachers' lounge, kindness among colleagues prevailed.

3. (to have the most important position)

a. to take pride of place in

La estatua del fundador de la empresa presidía la sala de reuniones.

The statue of the company's founder took pride of place in the conference room.

presidir

transitive verb

1. (ser presidente de)

a. to preside over

2. (reunión)

a. to chair

3. (predominar sobre)

a. to dominate

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presidir

transitive verb

1 (estar al frente de) [+gobierno] to preside over; be president of; [+reunión] to chair; be chairman of

2 (dominar) to dominate

los temores presidieron la jornada de ayer fear dominated o held sway the whole day yesterday; la inoperancia y el recurso a medidas de emergencia presidieron su política the predominant features of his policy were ineffectiveness and recourse to emergency measures

las duras y austeras condiciones que presidieron la primera expedición

intransitive verb

(en gobierno) to hold the presidency; (en ceremonia) to preside; (en reunión) to be the chair;